Caring for someone can be both enriching and challenging. As a Carer, it is essential to take time for yourself to rest and recharge to promote your physical and mental health and prevent burnout. By taking regular or one-off breaks from your caring role may help you reset and continue. By enabling Carers to plan breaks in advance and to discuss them with families and professionals it aims to prevent crises and reduce the need for a reactive response.
A break is very personal and can mean different things to different people. A break can strengthen and sustain informal caring relationships and enhance the wellbeing of Carers and the people they support. This may be achieved through a service, an activity or the purchasing of an item / equipment.
This information has been coproduced by Local Authorities within the Humber, Coast & Vale Integrated Care System as part of an Accelerating Reform Fund (ARF) to support innovation in adult social care.
To help you make decisions about taking a break, the guide is divided into two parts.
The first part discusses the different types of Carers breaks available to support you.
The second part provides ideas for how best to support the person you are caring for while you take a break, making your Carers break a reality.
